Definition:
- (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- (v. t.) Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
- (v. t.) Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- (v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
- (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- (v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
- (v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
- (v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- (v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
- (v. i.) To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
- (v. i.) To sail close to the wind.
Compare edge with other words:
adage vs. edge
edge vs. sedge
edge vs. euge
edge vs. vicinity
edge vs. terse
edge vs. tedge
edge vs. ridge
edge vs. kedge
angle vs. edge
edge vs. wedge
edge vs. null
edge vs. outfit
edge vs. neuron
edge vs. end
bonus vs. edge
edge vs. stringpiece
edge vs. edgelong
edge vs. unedge
edge vs. vandyke
edge vs. fluework
bipennis vs. edge
ambitus vs. edge
edge vs. limbate
edge vs. stellation
arris vs. edge
edge vs. unifacial
edge vs. semiaxis
edge vs. periphery
edge vs. mine
boundaries vs. edge
edge vs. matrix
edge vs. limit
edge vs. hedge
edge vs. mobile
contour vs. edge
edge vs. sharp
edge vs. hone
edge vs. gang
edge vs. note
edge vs. worry
edge vs. fringe
edge vs. going
edge vs. group
edge vs. point
edge vs. shore
contorniate vs. edge
duodecagon vs. edge
edge vs. edgeless
coast vs. edge
edge vs. serrature
edge vs. ped
edge vs. hemmer
edge vs. marginate
edge vs. whipstitch
edge vs. edgeways
beveled vs. edge
edge vs. margent
edge vs. plowshare
bevelled vs. edge
edge vs. orris
edge vs. revolute
bevel vs. edge
edge vs. edged
edge vs. escarpment
chiliagon vs. edge
edge vs. frill
edge vs. weighted
edge vs. involute
edge vs. engrailed
edge vs. scalloped
edge vs. hose
edge vs. viable
edge vs. execution
edge vs. mineral
edge vs. galaxy
edge vs. egg
edge vs. valency
edge vs. selvage
edge vs. hexagonal
edge vs. rapier
chad vs. edge
edge vs. sprawl
edge vs. tetrahedral
edge vs. sharpness
edge vs. pickaxe
edge vs. termination
edge vs. overboard
brim vs. edge
chamfer vs. edge
edge vs. facing
cycloid vs. edge
approximation vs. edge
edge vs. marginal
edge vs. uncut
burr vs. edge
edge vs. pommel
edge vs. knob
edge vs. knap
edge vs. substrate
border vs. edge
curb vs. edge
edge vs. kerb
edge vs. fillet
blackguard vs. edge
edge vs. ledge
edge vs. gimp
bezel vs. edge
brow vs. edge
backsword vs. edge
edge vs. glaive
edge vs. waterfall
edge vs. skeleton
edge vs. obtund
deflection vs. edge
edge vs. fine
ball vs. edge
edge vs. move
edge vs. win
edge vs. slowly
edge vs. object
edge vs. edgy
edge vs. margin
edge vs. edging
edge vs. gain
climax vs. edge
division vs. edge
adjacent vs. edge
desire vs. edge
brink vs. edge
edge vs. verge
edge vs. wound
edge vs. scythe
edge vs. sword
edge vs. knife
edge vs. instrument
blade vs. edge
edge vs. polyhedron
edge vs. face
edge vs. surface
boundary vs. edge
edge vs. vertex
advantage vs. edge
edge vs. hendecagon
edge vs. keen
dodecagon vs. edge
edge vs. lip
edge vs. penumbra
edge vs. limb
center vs. edge
edge vs. luff
edge vs. side
degree vs. edge
bill vs. edge
edge vs. nick
edge vs. line
edge vs. hem
edge vs. profile
edge vs. flash
edge vs. rim
edge vs. flat
bridge vs. edge
edge vs. fly
edge vs. polygon
bank vs. edge
box vs. edge
abut vs. edge
edge vs. nix
course vs. edge